Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation Grant

The Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation Grant seeks to support innovative healthcare programs addressing critical needs in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and nearby communities. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations with a focus on healthcare, particularly in areas like psychiatry, renal services, and pediatric care. The foundation prioritizes projects that demonstrate sustainability and collaboration among agencies to enhance community health outcomes while avoiding funding for political, religious, or purely operational costs.

The Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation's grant-making process is conducted by the Board Trustees in an impartial manner based upon an evaluation of each grant request and available funds. Even though a proposal meets established criteria, it may not be approved.
Priority Fields of Interest
The Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation awards grants to strengthen existing or seed innovative projects or programs that are central to the mission of the organization requesting funds that:
address healthcare and related needs which relate to the following centers of excellence of the former Elizabeth General Medical Center:Psychiatry/behavioral health
Pediatric Services
Nursing Educationsupport Trinitas Regional Medical Center, especially in the areas noted above.
recognize the value of addressing family needs in caring for the elderly and making children happier and healthier.
promote better awareness and use of available health resources.
Other Funding Priorities
Other funding priorities include programs or projects that:

• promote cooperation among agencies to avoid duplication of effort and resources.
• build the capacity of an organization to improve its performance and impact (e.g. board leadership, strategic planning, consultants).
• are reasonably assured of continued support after the Foundation funding involvement is discontinued.

Eligibility

The following parameters relate to eligibility for a grant from the Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation:Organizations must:have received tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
qualify as "not a private foundation" under Section 509(a) of the Code; and
be either:a supported organization under Sections 509(a)(1) or 50(a)(2) of the Code; or
a supporting organization under Section 509(a)(3) of the Code that is either a Type I, Type II or functionally integrated Type III supporting organization provided that a disqualified person from the Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation does not control the supporting organization or one of its supported organizations unless such control is permitted by applicable regulations.Requests must address significant, well-documented healthcare or related needs.The applicant must use the grant to address healthcare and related needs in Elizabeth, New Jersey and the surrounding communities of Linden, Roselle, Roselle Park, Union and Hillside.Applicants should request funding for a one-year period only. Funding for the same program or project may be requested for additional one year periods up to a maximum of three years total with the approval of the Foundation.

Ineligibility

Organizations must not be either:Type I or Type II supporting organization or a functionally integrated Type III organization under Section 509(a)(3) of the Code if a disqualified person from the Elizabethtown Healthcare Foundation controls the supporting organization or one of its supported organizations, unless such control is permitted by applicable regulations; or
a Type III supporting organization under Section 509(a)(3) of the Code that is not functionally integrated.Requests from individuals will not be accepted.Requests may not be for political or lobbying activities.Requests may not be for religious activities; however this does not preclude consideration of requests for nonsectarian health or human services projects undertaken by religiously-affiliated or supported organizations.Areas generally not funded include:budget deficits or general operating support